Sequestration Cancels July 4th?
July 3, 2013 - 10:05 AM
By L. Brent Bozell III
Two years ago, a humor website called The Washington Fancy presented the headline Obama Cancels July 4th Because of Budget Cuts. The fake article in the middle of debt-ceiling battles insisted President Obama sees the cancellation of the holiday as due punishment for Congresss recent behavior.
It continued: Canceling the July 4th holiday will save states and cities billions of dollars in money that would have normally been spent on Chinese fireworks and large brass bands.
Its not funny anymore. Now, with what AP falsely calls the congressionally mandated sequester cuts, military bases have done just that. They have cancelled Fourth of July events.
Lets look at the timeline of some news accounts. Remember that these massive cuts total four days funding of the federal government. You decide if these cuts were necessary or dramatic, a la White House tour cancellations, designated to foster public opinion against them:
March 15: Ongoing federal budget cuts prompted Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicagos suburban Lake County to cancel this years Independence Day celebration.
March 21: The Air Force Academys annual Independence Day celebration in Colorado Springs has been canceled due to budgetary concerns from sequestration, Academy officials announced. Sequestration has forced the Academy to cut back on many activities it would normally support.
April 11: Fort Bragg announced that its Fourth of July celebration will be canceled because of budget cuts. Post officials said they cannot afford the $120,000 in overtime pay associated with the event, which has regularly drawn more than 50,000 people since it started more than 30 years ago.
..- See more at: Sequestration Cancels July 4th? | CNS News
July 3, 2013 - 10:05 AM
By L. Brent Bozell III
Two years ago, a humor website called The Washington Fancy presented the headline Obama Cancels July 4th Because of Budget Cuts. The fake article in the middle of debt-ceiling battles insisted President Obama sees the cancellation of the holiday as due punishment for Congresss recent behavior.
It continued: Canceling the July 4th holiday will save states and cities billions of dollars in money that would have normally been spent on Chinese fireworks and large brass bands.
Its not funny anymore. Now, with what AP falsely calls the congressionally mandated sequester cuts, military bases have done just that. They have cancelled Fourth of July events.
Lets look at the timeline of some news accounts. Remember that these massive cuts total four days funding of the federal government. You decide if these cuts were necessary or dramatic, a la White House tour cancellations, designated to foster public opinion against them:
March 15: Ongoing federal budget cuts prompted Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicagos suburban Lake County to cancel this years Independence Day celebration.
March 21: The Air Force Academys annual Independence Day celebration in Colorado Springs has been canceled due to budgetary concerns from sequestration, Academy officials announced. Sequestration has forced the Academy to cut back on many activities it would normally support.
April 11: Fort Bragg announced that its Fourth of July celebration will be canceled because of budget cuts. Post officials said they cannot afford the $120,000 in overtime pay associated with the event, which has regularly drawn more than 50,000 people since it started more than 30 years ago.
..- See more at: Sequestration Cancels July 4th? | CNS News
